Apple Cider Vinegar (TV series)

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Apple Cider Vinegar
Genre Crime drama
Created by Samantha Strauss
Inspired byThe Woman Who Fooled the World
by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano
Written by
Directed by Jeffrey Walker
Starring
Country of originAustraila
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerYvonne Collins
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix

Apple Cider Vinegar is an upcoming Australian television drama limited series for Netflix in 2025. [1] Produced by See-Saw Films, the series follows wellness guru Belle Gibson and her friend Milla who use their platforms to 'cure' people. Gibson takes it too far, as she fools her following and the world with a shocking cancer diagnosis, that's all based on a lie. [2]

Contents

Plot

The early days of social media is Belle Gibson's playground with her friend Milla they get to work in 'helping' people get better. [3] With the world at her feet, Gibson launches a media empire, with the world watching and hoping for her approach to her treatment will work, nothing can stop her, until her world comes crashing down around her. [4]

Cast

Production

On 15 December 2023, it was announced that the series had gone into production. The series filmed in and around Melbourne with funding secured from Screen Australia and VicScreen. [6]

The trailer was released on 19 November 2024. [7]

Samantha Strauss created Apple Cider Vinegar and wrote the series with Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien. The series is inspired by the book The Woman Who Fooled the World by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. All episodes are directed by Jeffrey Walker, while See-Saw FilmsLiz Watts, Helen Gregory, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning; Picking Scabs’ Strauss and Louise Gough; and Dever serve as executive producers. Jeffrey Walker and See-Saw Films’ Simon Gillis are co-executive producers. Yvonne Collins is also a producer on the show, and See-Saw Films’ Libby Sharpe is a co-producer. [8]

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